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APPLICATION FILED APR. 28, I9 I 6.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

AZ sOb of stockings.

ROBERT w. SCOTT,1OF-BOSTON, M'Assacnusnrrs, ASiGNOR T scour & WILLIAMS,

Specification of Letters Patent.

'INCOBPORATEDQQF oAtinEinNnWqERsEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

' si'ockrne'nunmnrnon or KNITTING THE SAME.

Patented Aug. 15, sie.

- 1 Application filed April 28, 1916. Serial No. 94,232.

i 5- State of Massachusetts, have inventednew and useful Improvements. in Stockings and vMethodsof Knittin the-Same,of which the following is a speci cation. s

This invention relates to the manufacture I. shall describe as one instance thereof a stocking and the process of making it, said stocking .being tubular throughout, having ordinary seamless toe method in the production of seamless heel and heel pockets, and having the leg portion knit with double the number of wales contained in the foot ortion, the whole fabric being composed. o non-rib. stitches; that is to say, all of the stitches being drawn to the same faces of the fabric. The process will be described in connection with the various steps taken in the, formation of such a stocking, as one particular instance only of the products resulting from its practice. In the accompanying. drawing,-Figure1 is a diagram plan of a circular series of knitting needles, for instance, of the needles employed in a machine upon which my process is adapted to be practised and my article to be produced;- Fig. 2 is a diagram plan illustrating one arrangement of multiple yarn feed; Fig. 3. is a diagram view illustrating a typical stocking in elevation;

and Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively enlarged diagrams of the fabric for the foot and for 85 the leg, V

Figure 1 represents in. diagram a circular set of needles, the large circles A representing a series of needles capable of being retired from action without holding stitches, j to the. small circles B representing needles] which may be maintained constantly in ac- .tive knitting position. The small circles B represent a series of needles which at will .may be rendered active, or retired with at stitches upon them.

= The stocking is preferably made upon a 2-feed machine, and these feeds may be located in respect of the circle of needles as illustrated in Fig. 2. One of these may be to a main feed, as at Y, and the other an auxiliary feed, as at X. In forming the stocking, according to this invention, knittin is preferably commenced upon the na ed needles and a selvage structure s, Fig. 3, formed in accordance, for instance, with the disclosure of my Letters Patent No. 137 52, IGlSSllGd June 16, 1914. After this selvage structure is formed, preferably with yarn y from themain feed Y, :an extent of tubular fabric f is knitted nor to the commencement of the toe-poc et, which maybe subsequently raveled away in the process of closing the toe-gap. Thesecmirses are knit upon one-half the needlesv only; for instance, those marked B and B in Fig. 1, the intervenmg needlesA in said figure being retired with no stitches upon them.

vThe toe is knit following the well-lmown and toe pouches. At the com letion ofthe toe, the foot F is knit in circu ar courses of the yarn 3 such as shown in Fig. 4, on the same active needles B and B and the heel ,is lmit in the same way as the toe-pouch.

At the end. of the heel knitting, a few circular courses 0 are formed, and then the character of the fabric is changed by restoring the inactive needles A to working position, so that all needles will take thread and knit at the main feed Y, and, at the supplemental feed, X, the needles are so manipulated that the needles A only take thread w and knit, the intervening needles B and B. passing below the yarn receiving level. This arrangement results in the production of a fabric commonly known as accordion fabric an instance of which is shown in Fig. 5. This fabric is roduced to a sulficient extent to form the eg L of the stock- Tf it is desired to form a welt at the top of the leg, this result may be brought about by following the disclosure of my Letters Patent No. 1,04:5,620, dated November 26, 1912, which results in an" out-turned welt W, or the disclosure of my Letters Patent No. 1,037 ,669, dated September 3, 1912, may be practised, in which case an inturned welt ;will be formed. I In either. case, it will be I noted, after the section of the welted fabric is attached to the main web, it is necessary, in order to fasten the binding stitches, to

knit a short section of tubular fabric before pressing the work from the needles, as, disclosed in said Patent No. 1,037,669. In the as the foot portion of the stocking; but in the case of an inturned welt, it may contain double this number of wales, that is to a case of an out-turned welt, the welted por- ,tion will contain the same number of wales say, 'thefiaihe niiihber as" contained inthe 'leg portion of the stocking. It is preferable" to effectehanges of yarn at those points where the character "of the fabric is changed, for instance, at the point above the. heel, and, again, at the beginning (Sf'the Finer yarns may beeniployed, for instance, "in" the log L t'hani'in the foot, and a coarser yarn than either of those in-the leg.may be,--

employed in the welt.

i The beginning-selvage' may be formed by manipulating needles B and B only, needles "B being retired while needles B. .are active, or it -i'nay be vformed. by retiring needles A While both needles B and B- -are-active- In the lattercasaheedlesA should be pressed .iofl'r and retired after the selvage is formed, the knittingfor the tubular fabric f and foot F- in'either case proceeding upon recurrent or: alternate needles on' lyi When the knitting is completed, -the stocking isfinished by looping the toe-seam as usual, the

selvaged tubularfabric-=7, being raveled Taway during or priortoforming the seam, For-this pur osemthe salvage may becut 1 offer cut on roken through, or one:of. the

courses maybe drawn outfin order to release a free raveling subsequentcoursez UW'hat I claimis-zfl L A seamless stoekingknit a short section of tubular fabric, a-seamless :toe, foot-and heel-of plai-n fabric,-anda tubular leg continuous with foot and heel of multiple course accordion fabric having greater-number of wales than the foot.

'3. A seamless stocking knit froni toe to topmomprisinga toe, foot-and heel of plain fabric, a tubular leg continuous With foot and heel of multiple course accordion fabric having agreater number of wales: than the foot,,and' an integral Welt at the top followed by a short section of tiibul'ar fabric.

1 4c. A seam'less stocking blank knit from-v toe to top --comprisinga' beginning 'selvage,

a'sho'rt section of'tubular-fabric', a toe, foot and heelof plain fabric, atubular .leg con-, tinuous *-with foot "and heel ofmultiple course accordion 'fabric' having a greater .numberofwales than the foot, and'an integral weltfat' thetop followed by a short "section of-tubular 'fabric.

A-seamless stocking blank knit-from toe to top comprising a beginning selvag'e,

a Short section of tubular fabric of-"a certain "number of walesy-a seamless-toe, foot-and {heel "of plain fabric of the "same number of Wales, and relatively coarse yarn,a;nd a tubm lar leg continuouswith foot and heel of fromr toe to :top comprising a seamless-.toe,-foot and heel. of plain fabric, and a tubular 'legcontinm bus with foot and heel of 'multiple course 5 accordion fabric having a greater number of Wales-thanthe f0ot.- l v- 2 1 2. YA seamless stocking:blank-knitfrom -toe to top comprising a beginningsalvage,

multiple course accordion fabric or finer arns than the foot having a greater number of "Wales than the foot.

"6. The art "of knitting a seamless: stocking on a circle ofneedlesicomprising knitting a' seamless toe pouch, foot, and heel on some jof theflneedles only; and thereafter knitting in continuation thereof on said' needles and intervening needles a seamless leg of multiple-feed accordion fabric.

7 The art of knitting a seamless stocking on a circle of -needles comprising knitting an extent of -tubular fabric on some of the needles "only, the, intervening needles being *retiredythereafter knitting aseamless toepouch,;foot, and heel on some of the needles only; and thereafteriknitting in continuatlon thereof on SrlICl-llGBCllBS and intervening needles a seamlessleg of multiple-feed aocordionfabric: 8. Tneart ofknitting aseamless stocking on a circle of-needles comprising first forming a-selvage on thenaked needles, then knit ting an extent-of tubu-larfabric on some of the needles only, the intervening needles being retired, thereafterlmitting a seamlesstoe pouch, foot, and heel onisomelof the needles =onlyg and thereafter 'lmitting in continuation thereof on saidneedles and intervening needlesia seamless. leg of multiple-feed 'accordion fabric 1 9. The art of knitting a: seamless stocking on a circle of needles comprising first formfingaa selvage on the' naked needles, then lm tting an-extent of tubular fabric on 1 -some4of-1the needles only, the: intervening needles being-retired,- thereafter knitting-a seamless toepoucln: foot, and heel onsome of; the needles only; thereafter knitting. in continuation thereof on said needles and intervening, needles a seamless leg of multiplefeed accordion,- fabric; Jandthereafterfinish- 4 ing the sto cki-ng-by'looping the toe-seam and r'a'velingi away the lselvaged tubular section of fabric first formed.

"10. :The artof. knitting a seamless stock- 'i'ngonna circle of needles comprisingfirst forming a selvage on the naked needles, then knitting ,an extent oftubular fabric on some 0f1,the' needles only, the intervening needles, being retired thereafter, knitting a forminga selvage'on the naked-needles, then v knitting an extent of 'tubularfabric on some of the needles only, the intervening needles being: retired; thereafter'lmitting a sea1nless toe pouch, foot, and heel on some of looping the toe seam and raveling away the the needles only; thereafter knitting in conselvaged section of fabric preceding the toe. 10

tinuation thereof on said needles and inter- Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, vening needles a seamless leg of multiplethis twenty sixth day of April, 1916.

feed accordion fabric; thereafter forming ROBERT W. SCOTT. an integral welt, then lmitting a subsequent Witnesses:

section of fabric, then pressing-01f the stock- WALTER L. TOY,

ing,--and thereafter finishing the stocking by MINNIE BROWN.

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